About me

Jess Smith

Jess Smith

I do bioinformatics and stuff.

Research Statement

"The robots haven't eaten me yet!"

Domain expertise

  • Off-target analysis for gene editing

    CRISPR and shit

  • Antibody discovery

    Nanobodies and shit

  • Reagent design

    Indexes, primers, probes,

  • Long reads

    Pacbio, ONT

Skills

  • Building tools for bioinformatics

    I build python tools from scratch. Analysis. ML. Modern python. Using AI agents.

  • Scalable, reproducible analysis

    Nextflow, WDL, Latch, Manifold, DNAnexus, Seqera, AWS. AWS cert. Docker

  • Assay development

    "Molecular debuggging." Benchling API. Data integration. Complinance CLIA/CAP/FDA

  • People and scientific leadership

    Mentoring, team building, Agile, docs

Tools

  • Python

    modern python and stuff

  • Workflow tools

    Nextflow, WDL, Latch, snakemake, Manifold, DNAnexus, Seqera, AWS. AWS cert. Docker

  • Other tools

    GHA? Docker? Dunno

Education

  • PhD in Physical Chemistry

    University of California, Berkeley, 2014

    Dissertation: "Anisotropies in discrete DNA-assembled plasmonic nanostructures"

  • BS in Chemistry

    University of Washington, 2008

    with College Honors

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